Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Iowa State
Kyle Kempt
QB • 6'5" • 224 lbs • Massillon, OH, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Kyle Kempt is a balanced quarterback profile with 9.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
65
Solid production for a quarterback
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
52
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State
Player Story
Kyle Kempt built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a quarterback from Massillon, OH wearing No. 17, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Kyle Kempt's career was his passing role: 1,962...
Read the storyKyle Kempt, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Iowa State. Kyle Kempt is a balanced quarterback profile with 9.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 1,919
- Passing yards
- 1,962
- Touchdowns
- 15
Quick Answers
Kyle Kempt quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa State · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 1,919
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Iowa State
- Top game
- Kansas State
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Senior
- 2018 Total offense rank
- 115 total offense · QB 261st (top 72%) · Big 12 58th (top 50%) · National 725th (top 43%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa State | 1 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 47.8 |
| 2017 Postseason | Iowa State | 8 | 302 | 314 | -12 | 2 | 65.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa State | 8 | 1,480 | 1,473 | 7 | 13 | 65.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa State | 4 | 115 | 160 | -45 | 0 | 25.2 |
Related Context
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Kyle Kempt played QB for Iowa State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kyle Kempt recorded 1,962 passing yards, -43 rushing yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Iowa State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Iowa State paired 1,782 primary output with 58.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 58.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State
Loss with 275 yards of offense and 60.9 efficiency. It landed in the 75th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Iowa State
Games
8
Primary Metric / G
222.8
Efficiency
58.5
Usage
11.4
Consistency
79.7
Best Game by takeover score
Kansas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Memphis: 302. Oklahoma: 343. Kansas: 115. Texas Tech: 224. TCU: 188. West Virginia: 235. Oklahoma State: 100. Kansas State: 275
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Memphis: 44 by 58. Oklahoma: 27 by 68.8. Kansas: 23 by 54. Texas Tech: 36 by 71.6. TCU: 38 by 49.2. West Virginia: 43 by 52.3. Oklahoma State: 20 by 53.4. Kansas State: 43 by 60.9
Split Comparison
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Wins234.4 · Games = 5 · +31.1 vs Losses
Losses203.3 · Games = 3 · -31.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Kansas State
Best efficiency game
71.6 vs Texas Tech
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/30 | @ Memphis300-yard game | W 21-20 | 24 | 38 | 314 | 63.2 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 6 | -12 | -2 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Kansas State | L 19-20 | 24 | 36 | 264 | 66.7 | 2 | 0 | 60.9 | 7 | 11 | 1.60 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Oklahoma State | L 42-49 | 12 | 18 | 101 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 53.4 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 11/4 | @ West Virginia | L 16-20 | 27 | 40 | 249 | 67.5 | 1 | 1 | 52.3 | 3 | -14 | -4.70 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/28 | vs TCU | W 14-7 | 21 | 35 | 202 | 60.0 | 2 | 1 | 49.2 | 3 | -14 | -4.70 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Texas Tech3+ TD | W 31-13 | 22 | 32 | 192 | 68.8 | 3 | 1 | 71.6 | 4 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 27 |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Kansas | W 45-0 | 13 | 20 | 122 | 65.0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 3 | -7 | -2.30 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Oklahoma300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 38-31 | 18 | 24 | 343 | 75.0 | 3 | 0 | 68.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Player Story
Kyle Kempt story
Kyle Kempt built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a quarterback from Massillon, OH wearing No. 17, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Kyle Kempt's career was his passing role: 1,962 passing yards, 15 touchdown passes, and 276 attempts across 13 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Iowa State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 13 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa State.
The arc is straightforward: Kyle Kempt moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Iowa State
2015-2018
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Season Value Progression
20152016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa State | 22 | 83.1 | 3.1 | 22 |
| 2017 Postseason | Iowa State | 1,782 | 58.5 | 11.4 | 1,760 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa State | 1,782 | 58.5 | 11.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa State | 115 | 55.4 | 9.6 | -1,667 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Kansas State
Week 13 · L 19-20 · Conference game
Loss with 275 yards of offense and 60.9 efficiency.
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Total Offense
64.3 takeover
275 total offense with 60.9 efficiency.
#2
@ Iowa
Week 2 · L 3-13
101
Total Offense
63.7 takeover
Loss with 101 yards of offense and 55.4 efficiency.
101 total offense with 55.4 efficiency.
#3
vs San José State
Week 4 · W 44-10
22
Total Offense
63.3 takeover
Win with 22 yards of offense and 83.1 efficiency.
22 total offense with 83.1 efficiency.
#4
@ Oklahoma
Week 6 · W 38-31 · Conference game
343
Total Offense
63.2 takeover
Win with 343 yards of offense and 68.8 efficiency.
343 total offense with 68.8 efficiency.
#5
@ Memphis
Week 1 · W 21-20 · Postseason
302
Total Offense
59.3 takeover
Win with 302 yards of offense and 58 efficiency.
302 total offense with 58 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Iowa State
1,782 primary output · 58.5 efficiency · 11.4 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Iowa State
65.9
1,782 primary · 58.5 efficiency · 11.4 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Iowa State
47.8
22 primary · 83.1 efficiency · 3.1 usage
Milestones
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250+ passing yards
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300+ total offense
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3+ TD games
5
Above avg efficiency
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